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Monday, April 29, 2013  Man vaults pews and lashes out at New Mexico choir, sending 4 churchgoers to hospital with stab wounds

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Alleged Los Angeles clergy sex abuse victims seek Catholic religious order files in fight over records

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Churches all across the Heartland celebrated the Easter holiday with various services including Mary Immaculate Church in Kirksville.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak and poor at official start of papacy

Friday, March 15, 2013  U.S. clergy abuse victims want punishment, transparency under new pope; many not optimistic

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Pope Francis' election stirs up Argentine 'dirty war' allegations; biographer calls it unfair

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  More black smoke points to divisions among cardinals over who should be next pope

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Cardinals locked into Sistine Chapel to pick pope amid upheaval, divisions in Catholic church

Monday, March 11, 2013  Who's up, who's down: Cardinals hold final talks amid debate over manager or pastoral pope

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The pope's title and what he would wear has been a major question ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.

Sunday, February 10, 2013 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Mary Immaculate Catholic School in Kirksville is taking part in National Catholic Schools Week.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The confidential records filed in a lawsuit against the archdiocese disclose how the church handled abuse allegations for decades and also reveal dissent.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Update: Judge orders files released with church hierarchy names made public.

Sunday, November 18, 2012  The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edina is getting a makeover on its steeple.